Carrier profile · USDOT 124430 · MC-139502 · Updated Aug 4, 2026

Charlsen Trucking Service Inc

6 power unitsSTILLWATER, MN50/100

CARRIER ACTIVEMC-139502 ACTIVERATED SATISFACTORY

Observed fleet · trailing 24 mo daily

6Power units

Self-reported · MCS-150

—Trailers seen

None observed · 24 mo

—Avg age (yr)

Not yet decoded

Call dispatch(651) 747-5988 Email dispatchccharlsen@aol.com

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Load decision · FMCSA snapshot · Aug 4, 2026

Limited record

Not enough federal record to assess. Verify authority and insurance directly.

Watch · 1

Not enough inspection history to rateNo federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.

In good standing · 3

Active operating authorityActive for-hire authority is on file with FMCSA.Insurance on fileBIPD (liability) insurance is on file with FMCSA.Established 52 yearsOperating authority has been on file since 1974.

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

USDOT registration

yr registered

Active for-hire

Insurance (BIPD)$750K in force

FMCSA L&I

Vehicle OOS · 24-mo—

No inspections · 24 mo

Crashes · fatal

No activity in window

Vektor intelligence · beyond the federal recordProprietary signals computed from VIN-decoded inspections & daily FMCSA snapshots

Fleet typeIdentity

Small fleet

6 power units. Brokers price each fleet type apart.

Fleet age vs peersDecoding

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Not yet decoded

Identity stabilityStable

52 yr unchanged

Same registration since 1974 — no chameleon / reincarnation signal.

Safety

Roadside inspections, BASICs & crash history

Out-of-service rate· 24-mo cumulative

Vehicle OOS —24-mo cumulative

050%

Driver OOS —24-mo cumulative

030%

Every inspection in the window pooled — 0 vehicle and 0 driver inspections over 24 months.

Roadside inspection history· 24 charted calendar months · vehicle / driver level · any-OOS overlay

No roadside inspections on the FMCSA record in this window

Violation themes· decoded · grouped by BASIC

What this carrier actually gets cited for — FMCSA violation codes decoded into plain English, ranked by frequency.

392.2 State/local traffic law violation (speeding, etc.)Unsafe Driving1 · 0 OOS

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Authority & Insurance

Can they legally + adequately haul your load?

Operating authority· 49 CFR · per type

Operating authority

Common: None
Contract: Active
Broker: None

Insurance & bonds

BIPD / liability$750,000 in force

Cargo filing (census)Not recorded per census

Surety bond (census)Not recorded per census

Insurance adequacy· filed BIPD vs the $750K federal floor

$750K in forcegeneral-freight federal minimum

$750K floor

Filed BIPD coverage of $750K meets or exceeds the $750K federal minimum for general freight (49 CFR 387.9). Some commodities (hazmat, larger vehicles) require $1M–$5M — confirm against your load.

Insurance continuity· insurer · policy · lapses

$750K BIPD last filed ’19 · 5 insurers · 1 lapseCoverage lapse

Aid (’85–’92

Auto Owners’95–’03

Nationwide Comp’06–’17

beyond this history

1985199620072018now

Shorter eras are too brief to label at this scale — all 6 insurers are named in the list below.

BIPD in force — $750,000 · AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY · since Jan 2019

All 6 insurer eras · dates, limits, renewals

Insurer	Period	Limit	Renewals
INTEGRITY INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2017 → Jan 2019	$750K	1
NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMP	Jan 2006 → Jan 2017	$750K	4
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 2005 → Jan 2006	$750K	1
ACUITY, A MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY	Apr 2003 → Feb 2005	$750K	2
AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY	Jan 1995 → Apr 2003	$750K	2
AID INSURANCE COMPANY (MUTUAL)	Jan 1985 → Aug 1992	$750K	1

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Equipment

VIN-decoded · NHTSA vPIC

Capacity· power units = haulable capacity; trailers are towed

Registered power units (MCS-150): 6
Observed power (24 mo): —
Trailers (towed): —

Capacity is power units only — trailers are towed equipment and are never summed into a fleet-size figure.

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Operations & Lanes

Revealed by inspection density · 24 mo

Inspection density by state· each tile = a state · shade = inspections, last 24 mo

Home base

STILLWATER, MN

1030 4TH AVE S

Density

fewermore

Shade = roadside inspections, last 24 mo.

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Network & Fraud

Affiliated entities & reincarnation signals · for review, not a verdict

No shared-identity links detected — no reincarnation flag, shared trucks, registration domain, or officer overlap with other carriers.

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Identity & Federal

FMCSA census + L&I dossier

Location

Physical address: 1030 4TH AVE S, STILLWATER, MN, 55082-5829
Mailing address: PO BOX 530, STILLWATER, MN, 55082-0530
Operation: Interstate

Contact

Phone: (651) 747-5988
Fax: (651) 439-2115
Email: ccharlsen@aol.com

Registration

Officer: Christopher Charlesen
USDOT / docket: 124430 · MC-139502
First registered: Jun 1, 1974
Last MCS-150: Sep 21, 2024 · 53,749 mi (2023)
FMCSA safety rating: Satisfactory · Oct 24, 1995
D-U-N-S: 55463947

Fleet (self-reported · MCS-150)

Power units

Drivers

CDL drivers

53,749

Annual mileage

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Federal activity

Daily-captured FMCSA licensing & insurance changes — monitored by Vektor

Federal record activity· monitored daily by Vektor

No licensing or insurance changes captured since Vektor began monitoring this carrier (June 2026). Quiet is usually good.

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Verification summaryAuthority, insurance, safety and identity facts for CHARLSEN TRUCKING SERVICE INC.

CHARLSEN TRUCKING SERVICE INC (USDOT 124430) is unrated by Vektor because the carrier's FMCSA record does not contain enough evidence for a safety score as of Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier holds active contract for-hire operating authority per FMCSA L&I as of Aug 4, 2026.

It has an active BIPD insurance filing with a $750,000 limit in force from AUTO OWNERS INSURANCE COMPANY effective Jan 1, 2019 in FMCSA L&I's current snapshot as of Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier received 0 roadside inspections in the last 24 months — 0 vehicle-level and 0 driver-level, according to FMCSA roadside-inspection data refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

The carrier has 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months and 0 fatal crashes across the full FMCSA crash record available as of Aug 4, 2026.

It reports 6 power units and 4 drivers in its most recent MCS-150 filing dated Sep 21, 2024.

It has an FMCSA safety rating of Satisfactory assigned Oct 24, 1995 in the federal record refreshed Aug 4, 2026.

Frequently asked

What is CHARLSEN TRUCKING SERVICE INC's USDOT number?

CHARLSEN TRUCKING SERVICE INC's USDOT number is 124430, and its motor carrier number is MC-139502.

Is CHARLSEN TRUCKING SERVICE INC authorized to operate?

As of Aug 4, 2026, CHARLSEN TRUCKING SERVICE INC is active in the FMCSA register with common, contract, broker operating authority on file.

What is CHARLSEN TRUCKING SERVICE INC's safety record?

CHARLSEN TRUCKING SERVICE INC has a — vehicle out-of-service rate across 1 roadside inspections, with 0 reportable crashes in the last 24 months, and an FMCSA "Satisfactory" safety rating. Vektor does not assign this carrier a safety score: No federal roadside inspections in the last 24 months. There is no recent safety record to judge this carrier on — verify authority, insurance and references directly before tendering.